737:
48:
78:
85:
55:
449:
438:
318:
Thaxton was the site of a deadly train accident on July 2, 1889 that killed at least 18 and injured 21. The accident, caused when a passenger train derailed over a section of track that had been washed away by unusually heavy rains, was one of the deadliest railroad accidents in
Virginia's history. A
367:. Thaxton Elementary School, an elementary school operated by Bedford County Public Schools, previously served the community before being closed in 2015. The former school site was sold to a private business in 2017.
889:
675:
398:
Law enforcement is provided by the
Bedford County Sheriff's Office. Fire protection is provided by the Bedford Fire Department and Montvale Volunteer Fire Department.
602:
574:
546:
363:. Public school students residing in Thaxton are zoned to attend either Bedford Elementary School or Montvale Elementary School, Liberty Middle School, and
507:
154:
364:
110:
77:
668:
47:
526:
312:
498:
424:
250:
371:
661:
308:
503:
653:
416:
383:
360:
328:
607:
344:
166:
297:
469:
452:
441:
420:
399:
282:
327:
in memory of three of the victims, all from prominent families in that city, who were on their way to attend the
685:
465:
270:
238:
171:
493:
859:
806:
796:
776:
748:
635:
603:"Two towns rediscover deadly 1889 train wreck after a coed knocks down 125-year-old monument in Cleveland"
243:
347:
operates the
Thaxton Post Office within the community, although portions of the community have a Bedford
836:
531:
473:
402:
are provided by the
Montvale Volunteer Rescue Squad and Bedford County Department of Fire and Rescue.
866:
826:
756:
320:
205:
846:
786:
294:
266:
33:
630:
816:
771:
468:
Blue Ridge
District runs through the community. The closest passenger rail service is located in
290:
726:
707:
579:
551:
286:
229:
195:
142:
766:
761:
831:
821:
811:
801:
718:
883:
278:
147:
700:
374:
in nearby
Bedford is the closest higher education institution to the community.
125:
112:
324:
186:
348:
274:
220:
159:
335:. A historical marker was placed near the site of the accident in 2015.
387:
736:
427:
are the closest airports with commercial service to the community.
448:
437:
332:
212:
191:
547:"Dan Casey: A new sign marks site of 1889 train wreck in Thaxton"
521:
390:
is located approximately 2.8 miles SSE of the community center.
657:
735:
419:
is the closest public-use airport to the community. The
890:
Unincorporated communities in
Bedford County, Virginia
785:
747:
717:
575:"Casey: A long-forgotten train wreck is remembered"
249:
237:
219:
202:
185:
177:
165:
153:
141:
24:
19:
Unincorporated community in
Virginia, United States
16:
Unincorporated community in
Virginia, United States
382:The transmitter for the Lynchburg-Roanoke market
669:
8:
740:Map of Virginia highlighting Bedford County
676:
662:
654:
21:
84:
54:
508:United States Department of the Interior
319:memorial was erected later that year in
485:
248:
218:
184:
176:
140:
105:
39:
522:"National Register Information System"
236:
201:
164:
152:
7:
527:National Register of Historic Places
313:National Register of Historic Places
499:Geographic Names Information System
425:Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport
684:Municipalities and communities of
372:Central Virginia Community College
14:
309:Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
281:. The community is located along
447:
436:
83:
76:
53:
46:
573:Casey, Dan (October 13, 2014).
504:United States Geological Survey
455:(West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike)
444:(West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike)
629:Graves, Brian (May 20, 2015).
1:
386:television network affiliate
361:Bedford County Public Schools
298:Metropolitan Statistical Area
97:Show map of the United States
608:Chattanooga Times Free Press
601:Green, Alex (July 5, 2015).
345:United States Postal Service
631:"'The Day Cleveland Cried'"
545:Casey, Dan (May 20, 2015).
359:The community is served by
906:
421:Lynchburg Regional Airport
400:Emergency medical services
855:
733:
698:
106:
40:
31:
687:Bedford County, Virginia
611:. Chattanooga, Tennessee
267:unincorporated community
181:948 ft (289 m)
34:Unincorporated community
741:
639:. Cleveland, Tennessee
636:Cleveland Daily Banner
739:
532:National Park Service
204: • Summer (
126:37.35306°N 79.61639°W
868:United States portal
293:. It is part of the
67:Show map of Virginia
583:. Roanoke, Virginia
555:. Roanoke, Virginia
370:A branch campus of
365:Liberty High School
131:37.35306; -79.61639
122: /
742:
417:New London Airport
311:was listed on the
877:
876:
580:The Roanoke Times
552:The Roanoke Times
534:. March 13, 2009.
329:1889 World's Fair
260:
259:
91:Thaxton, Virginia
61:Thaxton, Virginia
26:Thaxton, Virginia
897:
869:
862:
738:
710:
703:
693:
688:
678:
671:
664:
655:
648:
647:
645:
644:
626:
620:
619:
617:
616:
598:
592:
591:
589:
588:
570:
564:
563:
561:
560:
542:
536:
535:
518:
512:
511:
490:
466:Norfolk Southern
451:
440:
209:
137:
136:
134:
133:
132:
127:
123:
120:
119:
118:
115:
98:
87:
86:
80:
68:
57:
56:
50:
22:
905:
904:
900:
899:
898:
896:
895:
894:
880:
879:
878:
873:
867:
861:Virginia portal
860:
851:
788:
781:
743:
731:
713:
708:
701:
694:
691:
686:
682:
652:
651:
642:
640:
628:
627:
623:
614:
612:
600:
599:
595:
586:
584:
572:
571:
567:
558:
556:
544:
543:
539:
520:
519:
515:
492:
491:
487:
482:
462:
433:
413:
408:
396:
380:
357:
341:
306:
233:
227:
226:24174 (Thaxton)
203:
130:
128:
124:
121:
116:
113:
111:
109:
108:
102:
101:
100:
99:
96:
95:
94:
93:
92:
88:
71:
70:
69:
66:
65:
64:
63:
62:
58:
36:
27:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
903:
901:
893:
892:
882:
881:
875:
874:
872:
871:
864:
856:
853:
852:
850:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
793:
791:
787:Unincorporated
783:
782:
780:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
753:
751:
745:
744:
734:
732:
730:
729:
723:
721:
715:
714:
699:
696:
695:
683:
681:
680:
673:
666:
658:
650:
649:
621:
593:
565:
537:
513:
484:
483:
481:
478:
461:
458:
457:
456:
453:U.S. Route 460
445:
442:U.S. Route 221
432:
429:
412:
409:
407:
406:Transportation
404:
395:
392:
379:
378:Infrastructure
376:
356:
353:
340:
337:
305:
302:
283:U.S. Route 460
271:Bedford County
258:
257:
254:
247:
246:
241:
235:
234:
225:
223:
217:
216:
210:
200:
199:
189:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
169:
163:
162:
157:
151:
150:
145:
139:
138:
104:
103:
90:
89:
82:
81:
75:
74:
73:
72:
60:
59:
52:
51:
45:
44:
43:
42:
41:
38:
37:
32:
29:
28:
25:
18:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
902:
891:
888:
887:
885:
870:
865:
863:
858:
857:
854:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
807:Coleman Falls
805:
803:
800:
798:
797:Chamblissburg
795:
794:
792:
790:
784:
778:
777:Stewartsville
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
752:
750:
746:
728:
725:
724:
722:
720:
716:
712:
711:
704:
697:
692:United States
689:
679:
674:
672:
667:
665:
660:
659:
656:
638:
637:
632:
625:
622:
610:
609:
604:
597:
594:
582:
581:
576:
569:
566:
554:
553:
548:
541:
538:
533:
529:
528:
523:
517:
514:
509:
505:
501:
500:
495:
489:
486:
479:
477:
475:
471:
467:
459:
454:
450:
446:
443:
439:
435:
434:
430:
428:
426:
422:
418:
410:
405:
403:
401:
394:Public safety
393:
391:
389:
385:
377:
375:
373:
368:
366:
362:
354:
352:
350:
346:
338:
336:
334:
330:
326:
322:
316:
314:
310:
303:
301:
299:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
279:United States
276:
272:
268:
264:
255:
252:
245:
242:
240:
231:
224:
222:
214:
211:
207:
197:
196:Eastern (EST)
193:
190:
188:
180:
173:
170:
168:
161:
158:
156:
149:
148:United States
146:
144:
135:
107:Coordinates:
79:
49:
35:
30:
23:
841:
706:
641:. Retrieved
634:
624:
613:. Retrieved
606:
596:
585:. Retrieved
578:
568:
557:. Retrieved
550:
540:
525:
516:
497:
488:
463:
414:
397:
381:
369:
358:
342:
317:
307:
262:
261:
239:Area code(s)
837:Perrowville
789:communities
702:County seat
269:in western
244:540 and 826
129: /
827:Huddleston
757:Big Island
643:2019-10-07
615:2019-10-07
587:2019-10-07
559:2019-10-07
480:References
339:Government
253:feature ID
117:79°36′59″W
114:37°21′11″N
847:Villamont
494:"Thaxton"
474:Lynchburg
355:Education
325:Tennessee
321:Cleveland
315:in 2004.
295:Lynchburg
187:Time zone
178:Elevation
884:Category
817:Goodview
772:Montvale
431:Highways
349:ZIP Code
291:Montvale
285:between
275:Virginia
221:ZIP Code
160:Virginia
842:Thaxton
727:Bedford
709:Bedford
470:Roanoke
388:WSET-TV
304:History
287:Bedford
263:Thaxton
256:1493697
230:Bedford
228:24523 (
172:Bedford
143:Country
767:Moneta
762:Forest
265:is an
167:County
832:Lowry
822:Hardy
812:Goode
802:Cifax
333:Paris
215:(EDT)
213:UTC-4
192:UTC-5
155:State
749:CDPs
719:Town
472:and
464:The
460:Rail
423:and
415:The
343:The
289:and
251:GNIS
411:Air
384:ABC
331:in
206:DST
886::
705::
690:,
633:.
605:.
577:.
549:.
530:.
524:.
506:,
502:.
496:.
476:.
351:.
323:,
300:.
277:,
273:,
677:e
670:t
663:v
646:.
618:.
590:.
562:.
510:.
232:)
208:)
198:)
194:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
